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Once upon a time, a boy went on his holidays to a great castle.He ran through all the rooms and corridors, apart from one wing, which he never entered for fear of the darkness there.
In that part of the castle lived a frightened multicoloured ghost.He had never left that area because he was afraid of the light.
Both the boy and the ghost tried to overcome their fear several times, but without success. That was, until one day when the boy summoned up all his courage, and started crossing the dark corridor.He managed to do this by imagining that his friends had organised a surprise party for him, and were waiting in the darkness.
The boy and the ghost met there, and soon became great friends. So friendly did they become that the boy helped the ghost overcome his fear of the light.
从前，一个男孩去一个大城堡过假期。除了一个侧翼外，男孩跑着穿过了所有房间和走廊。他因为害怕那里的黑而从没有进去过。
在城堡的那个侧翼里居住着一个吓人的多彩幽灵。他因为害怕光从没有离开过那个区域。
有好几次，男孩和幽灵都尝试着克服恐惧，但是没有成功。就这样，直到有一天男孩鼓起所有勇气，开始穿过黑走廊。他靠想象他的朋友正在为他举办一个惊奇的派对，并且在黑暗中等着他，来作为成功穿越的动力。
男孩和幽灵在那遇见了，很快成为了很好的朋友。他们变得非常友好，男孩帮助幽灵克服了怕黑的弱点。
Moral of the Story：
Every child can overcome the fear of the dark by modifying his/her own thoughts and expectations.
故事寓言：
每个孩子都可以依靠改变自己的思维和期望来克服对黑暗的恐惧。
词海拾贝：
castle[ˈkɑːsl]n.城堡；象棋中的车
ran through 跑着穿过；浏览；刺；挥霍
corridor[ˈkɔridɔː]n.走廊
summon up 鼓起，唤起；振作
multicoloured[ˈmʌltiˌkʌləd]adj.多色彩的
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